Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves
Unknown Artist
1600s
Medium
needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
12.7 × 64.8 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection
Accession Number
1936.223
About this artwork
A scrolling vine with budding vegetation or a tendril is a recurring pattern in needle lace. The frequent use of the motif, adapted in lace from different centuries and regions, suggests that it was found in a pattern book.